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SQUASH— (Continued ) 
EARLY WHITE BUSH SCALLOPED. 
A standard summer variety; good 
either for home or market gardens. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, y 4 lb. 45c, lb. $1.25 
IMPROVED HUBBARD. The grand 
old favorite, and one of the best 
winter squashes. Flesh bright or¬ 
ange yellow, fine grained, very dry, 
sweet and rich flavored. It is es¬ 
teemed by many to be as good baked 
as a Sweet Potato. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, *4 lb. 45c, lb. $1.25 
FORDHOOK. Skin bright yellow; flesh 
straw-colored; is very dry and sweet; 
one of the handsomest and good¬ 
keeping winter varieties. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, y 4 lb. 45c, lb. $1.25 
CROOKNECK, GIANT SUMMER — 
The largest and one of the earliest 
summer varieties; fruits often two 
feet long, very warty and deep 
orange in color. Rich, buttery fla¬ 
vor. When young they are excellent 
fried. Very desirable for both the 
home or market gardener. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, y 4 lb. 45c, lb. $1.25 
TOMATO 
CULTURE —Sow in hotbeds or under 
glass in March or April, and when the 
young plants have made three or four 
leaves, transplant into shallow boxes or 
coldframes, setting them four to five 
inches apart. When danger of frost is 
over, set out in the open. Seed can also 
be sown in the open ground. 
SPARK’S EARBIANA. An extremely 
smooth, bright red tomato of good 
size and flavor. Amongst growers 
to be first in the market. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 30c, y 4 lb. 90c, lb. $3.00 
CHALK’S EARLY JEWEL. Deepest 
fruited and most solid of all ex¬ 
tremely early tomatoes. The growth 
is very compact. Fruit of uniformly 
good size; very solid; brightest scar¬ 
let. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 30c, y 4 lb. 90c, lb. $3.00 
JOHN BAER. An extra early scarlet 
fruited variety. The vines are very 
hardy and exceptionally productive. 
The fruits are of the largest. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 30c, y 4 lb. 90c, lb. $3.00 
BEEFSTEAK. Late; red; vines vigor¬ 
ous; very little seed; large,solid fruit. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 30c, y 4 lb. 90c, lb. $3.00 
TOMATOES— (Continued ) 
THE STONE. 
STONE. This sort is a great favorite 
with canners, and is one of the best 
introduced for years. It is the 
heaviest and most solid fruited of 
the large tomatoes of good quality. 
Vines vigorous and productive; fruit 
round, apple shaped, very large; 
very deep red in color and aston¬ 
ishingly heavy. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 30c, % lb. 90c, lb. $3.00 
OXHEART. A new variety, shaped 
like a heart. The Oxheart is large, 
solid, some weighing 3 lbs. with few 
seeds. Skin is pink. Delicious flavor. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 50c, 14 lb. $1.75, lb. $6.50 
BONNY BEST. An early variety ma¬ 
turing between Earliana and Chalk's 
Early Jewel. Fruits medium size, 
color bright scarlet, exceedingly 
smooth, handsome shape, ripens 
evenly close up to the stem. An 
excellent sort for growing under 
glass. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 30c, % lb. 90c, lb. $3.00 
PONDEROSA. This is without excep¬ 
tion the best tomato in general cul¬ 
tivation; large size; perfect in form; 
free from wrinkles; solid and very 
fleshy; almost seedless. Very prolific; 
fruit begins to ripen early and con¬ 
tinues until frost. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 40c. y 4 lb. $1.25, lb. $4.75 
TRUCKER’S FAVORITE. The finest 
large-fruited purple tomato, thick 
meated and very solid, well ripened 
throughout, fine flavor. The vines 
are of strong growth, not subject to 
rust or blight. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 30c, y 4 lb. 90c, lb. $3.00 
DWARF STONE. A dwarf, yielding 
a large crop of medium-sized, very 
solid tomatoes. Color, bright red. 
The plant is upright; late cropper 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 40c, x / 4 lb. $1.25, lb. $4.50 
THE MATCHLESS. A very large, 
foliage and habits of growth, being 
compact and upright; fruit smooth; 
early and purplish red. 
Pkt. 5c. oz. 30c, 14 lb. 90c, lb. $3.00 
